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Colour

#7577AE

  • #7577AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7577AE is a blue with RGB values 117, 119, 174 and HSL 238°, 26%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7577AE#7577AE
HEX#7577AE
RGBrgb(117, 119, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4667, 0.6824
RGB percentages45.9%, 46.7%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(237.9, 26%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.9, 32.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK32.8%, 31.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,698,350
CSS custom property--colour: #7577AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#8A8851

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#677EB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#647AADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#66818Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8Slate grey · ΔE 23.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.1Plum · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEAC75
Analogous#7594AE, #8F75AE
Triadic#AE7577, #77AE75
Split complementary#AE8F75, #93AE75
Tetradic#AE7594, #AEAC75, #75AE8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F6F9
Lighter +30%#D5D6E7
Lighter +20%#B5B6D4
Lighter +10%#9597C1
Darker −10%#595B97
Darker −20%#464877
Darker −30%#333457
Darker −40%#202137
More saturated +25%#5A5EC9
Less saturated −25%#909093

Channel breakdown

R117
G119
B174
Red117 (45.9%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue237.89°
Saturation (HSL)26.03%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G 77 · B AE

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